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A View From Germany I – How the three-pillared German Banking System has gotten through the crisis
Since the bulk of media and political attention has moved away from private financial institutions to...
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Why do we think the EC proposal has the “right objectives but a fragile mechanism”?
Governments have to stand behind retail banks: there would be riots if a retail bank failed...
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Lessons from History X – From London to Paris. How excessive public debt and uncontrolled financial innovation led to the bubbles of 1720
Facing similar problems of unsustainable public debt, 18th century England and France tried to resort to...
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MiFID: the counter-lobby makes a difference
Lawmakers this month reached a long-awaited agreement on regulating financial markets. The revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive...
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Lessons from History IX – The shareholder and the capitalist. A historical reflection on corporate governance
In the immediate aftermath of the financial crisis, regulators rightly focused on the most salient problems:...
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#NoMoreCrises: Unkept Promises of Reform
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Banking Union: An unfinished project
The banking union is an ambitious project. It aims to build a resilient banking system that...
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Lessons from history VIII – On the social utility of finance
How an 18th century British doctrine suggests a complete overhaul of financial regulation
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Lessons from history VII – Tulip mania and the ‘bubble’ propaganda of elites
The tulip mania is one of the most famous episodes of financial history, constantly evoked by...
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